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POPULATION AND PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
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| Persons | no. | 7,406 | 7,331 | 7,238 | 7,133 | 7,044 |
| Males | no. | 3,791 | 3,755 | 3,703 | 3,642 | 3,593 |
| Females | no. | 3,615 | 3,576 | 3,535 | 3,491 | 3,451 |
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| Percentage aged 0 to 14 years | % | 20.3 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.2 |
| Percentage aged 15 to 24 years | % | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.5 |
| Percentage aged 25 to 34 years | % | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.9 |
| Percentage aged 35 to 44 years | % | 14.4 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.5 |
| Percentage aged 45 to 54 years | % | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Percentage aged 55 to 64 years | % | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 |
| Percentage aged 65 to 74 years | % | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
| Percentage aged 75 to 84 years | % | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Percentage aged 85 years and over | % | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | na | na | na | na | 0.9 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 0.4 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population | % | na | 3.6 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 0.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 and over | % | na | 33.8 | na | na | na |
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| Percentage of total employed persons in medium/high skill occupations | % | na | 65.9 | na | na | na |
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| Households | no. | na | 2,807 | na | na | na |
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| Total families | no. | na | 1,913 | na | na | na |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 708 | na | na | na |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | na | 112 | na | na | na |
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| Major cities | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Inner regional | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Outer regional | % | na | 100.0 | na | na | na |
| Remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
| Very remote | % | na | 0.0 | na | na | na |
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| Births | no. | 87 | 71 | 68 | 72 | 70 |
| Crude birth rate | rate | 11.7 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 75 | 87 | 98 | 89 | 83 |
| Crude death rate | rate | 10.1 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.7 |
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